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Isaiah 66:5
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Isaiah 66:5
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John 15:18-20
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John 15:18-20
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The World Hates the Disciples
18 “If the world hates you,(A) keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you(B) out of the world. That is why the world hates you.(C) 20 Remember what I told you: ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’[a](D) If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also.(E) If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.
Footnotes
- John 15:20 John 13:16
Matthew 5:10-12
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Matthew 5:10-12
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10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,(A)
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.(B)
11 “Blessed are you when people insult you,(C) persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.(D) 12 Rejoice and be glad,(E) because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.(F)
Isaiah 66:2
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Isaiah 66:2
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2 Has not my hand made all these things,(A)
and so they came into being?”
declares the Lord.
Psalm 38:20
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Psalm 38:20
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Matthew 10:22
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Matthew 10:22
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22 You will be hated by everyone because of me,(A) but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.(B)
John 9:34
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John 9:34
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34 To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth;(A) how dare you lecture us!” And they threw him out.(B)
Luke 6:22-23
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Luke 6:22-23
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22 Blessed are you when people hate you,
when they exclude you(A) and insult you(B)
and reject your name as evil,
because of the Son of Man.(C)
23 “Rejoice in that day and leap for joy,(D) because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.(E)
Jeremiah 36:16
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Jeremiah 36:16
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16 When they heard all these words, they looked at each other in fear(A) and said to Baruch, “We must report all these words to the king.”
Isaiah 5:19
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Isaiah 5:19
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Proverbs 13:13
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Proverbs 13:13
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1 John 3:13
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1 John 3:13
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Footnotes
- 1 John 3:13 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verse 16.
1 Peter 4:12-14
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1 Peter 4:12-14
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Suffering for Being a Christian
12 Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you(A) to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice(B) inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ,(C) so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed.(D) 14 If you are insulted because of the name of Christ,(E) you are blessed,(F) for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
Luke 13:17
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Luke 13:17
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17 When he said this, all his opponents were humiliated,(A) but the people were delighted with all the wonderful things he was doing.
Jeremiah 36:23-25
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Jeremiah 36:23-25
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23 Whenever Jehudi had read three or four columns of the scroll,(A) the king cut them off with a scribe’s knife and threw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll was burned in the fire.(B) 24 The king and all his attendants who heard all these words showed no fear,(C) nor did they tear their clothes.(D) 25 Even though Elnathan, Delaiah(E) and Gemariah(F) urged the king not to burn the scroll, he would not listen to them.
Titus 2:13
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Titus 2:13
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13 while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing(A) of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,(B)
2 Thessalonians 1:6-10
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2 Thessalonians 1:6-10
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6 God is just:(A) He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you(B) 7 and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well. This will happen when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven(C) in blazing fire(D) with his powerful angels.(E) 8 He will punish(F) those who do not know God(G) and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.(H) 9 They will be punished with everlasting destruction(I) and shut out from the presence of the Lord(J) and from the glory of his might(K) 10 on the day(L) he comes to be glorified(M) in his holy people and to be marveled at among all those who have believed. This includes you, because you believed our testimony to you.(N)
1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
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1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
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15 who killed the Lord Jesus(A) and the prophets(B) and also drove us out. They displease God and are hostile to everyone 16 in their effort to keep us from speaking to the Gentiles(C) so that they may be saved. In this way they always heap up their sins to the limit.(D) The wrath of God has come upon them at last.[a]
Footnotes
- 1 Thessalonians 2:16 Or them fully
Acts 26:9-10
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Acts 26:9-10
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9 “I too was convinced(A) that I ought to do all that was possible to oppose(B) the name of Jesus of Nazareth.(C) 10 And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. On the authority of the chief priests I put many of the Lord’s people(D) in prison,(E) and when they were put to death, I cast my vote against them.(F)
Acts 2:33-47
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Acts 2:33-47
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33 Exalted(A) to the right hand of God,(B) he has received from the Father(C) the promised Holy Spirit(D) and has poured out(E) what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,
“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
35 until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.”’[a](F)
36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord(G) and Messiah.”(H)
37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”(I)
38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized,(J) every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins.(K) And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(L) 39 The promise is for you and your children(M) and for all who are far off(N)—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”(O) 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number(P) that day.
The Fellowship of the Believers
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching(Q) and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread(R) and to prayer.(S) 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.(T) 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common.(U) 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.(V) 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts.(W) They broke bread(X) in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.(Y) And the Lord added to their number(Z) daily those who were being saved.
Footnotes
- Acts 2:35 Psalm 110:1
John 16:2
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John 16:2
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2 They will put you out of the synagogue;(A) in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.(B)
Isaiah 60:15
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Isaiah 60:15
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